diff --git a/src/FactSystem/FactControls/FactTextField.qml b/src/FactSystem/FactControls/FactTextField.qml
index 3430f3d9c55182413f3fef164c84d457cdcf5600..71d795fb789b35fa69e09dbf9628dd2594437235 100644
--- a/src/FactSystem/FactControls/FactTextField.qml
+++ b/src/FactSystem/FactControls/FactTextField.qml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ QGCTextField {
     property string _validateString
 
     // At this point all Facts are numeric
-    inputMethodHints: (fact || fact.typeIsString || ScreenTools.isiOS) ?
+    inputMethodHints: ((fact && fact.typeIsString) || ScreenTools.isiOS) ?
                           Qt.ImhNone :                // iOS numeric keyboard has no done button, we can't use it
                           Qt.ImhFormattedNumbersOnly  // Forces use of virtual numeric keyboard